Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Open Pollinated
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| Country of Origin: |
Peru |
Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
| General Type: |
Other: Baccatum
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| Pepper Shape: |
Tapered
Cylindrical
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| Fruit Length: |
2 - 2.5 inches |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: |
0,5 - 0.625 inch |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: |
Other: Yellow to pale Purple to Orange to Red
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| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: |
70-80 Pale Yellow, 90 Pale purple to Orange-Red |
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): |
30,000 - 50,000 |
| Heat: |
Hot 30K-300K SHU
|
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
|
| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
|
| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Plant Height: |
24-36 inches |
| Fruit: |
Showy
|
| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
|
Posted by
DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Nov 12, 2012 11:36 AM concerning plant:
Aji Omnicolor
Capsicum: Baccatum
Origin: Peru
PI: 260590
Scoville units: 30,000-50,000
Blossom end shape: pointed
Fruit position and shape: erect, elongate
Fruit size and color: 2" - 3"L yellow > purple > orange > red
Calyx shape: cup shapes
Flower: erect, rotate, small
Petals/Spots: white/yellow or tan spots
Filament color: white
Anther color: yellow
Habit: bush
Stem: smooth
Leaves: smooth, relatively small
Germ. Time: 2 wk > 2 mo.
Maturity: 80 days
Plant height: 18 > 24"
Taste: .."citrusy" "fruity"
Uses: .condiment, garnish
This prolific ornamental variety produces 2 to 2.5 inches long by 0.5 to 0.625 inch wide pendant shaped peppers which grow upright on the plant. The pods mature from a pale yellow to purple then to yellow and orange before finally ripening to red.
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